Veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan plans to scale Everest | 5 News

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►Climbing Mount Everest is an incredible achievement for anyone but Hari Budha Magar is aiming for new heights of endurance as he's hoping to become the first - double above-the-knee amputee to conquer the 29,000ft peak.

Hari was a Gurkha soldier who suffered devastating injuries in Afghanistan where he was fighting for Britain in 2010.

We had a chat with him earlier and started by asking him how he got into climbing.

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